Norway stages the world's biggest simultaneous relay

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More than 103,000 schoolchildren took part in the 2014 edition of the ‘TINEstafetten’ relay across Norway on Thursday (15).

Organized by the Norwegian Athletics Federation in cooperation with the country's largest producer of milk products, TINE, this relay now has been going on for 21 years and more than 1.3 million children have taken part over the years

At the famous Bislett Stadium, the venue of the annual IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo, more than 3000 schoolchildren ran for their school.

A total of 273 venues in Norway, and even some overseas, staged this year’s version of the popular relay, which is believe to be the biggest event of its kind in the world.